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tonight, breaking news. new surveillance of the bombing suspect, pulling a suitcase, carrying a backpack. authorities say, about to place the bombs in new york city and new jersey. and tonight here, we have now learned, the fbi is questioning someone else. his wife. because was he acting and what his own father said about his own son before. also developing, the outrage tonight. the father of four, his suv breaks down, then shot dead by police. tonight, for the first time, the officer's defense. the deadly plane crash. the spy plane crashing down over america. flash point. the syrian refugees coming to the u.s. our year-long investigation. and tonight, donald trump's son comparing refugees to poisonous skittles, asking, would you take the chance?
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who is vetting the refugees coming to america? and bombshell divorce. angelina jolie and brad pitt. what's behind the split? good evening. and we begin tonight with major developments after bombs were left in new york city and new jersey. tonight, the fbi now questioning someone else -- his wife. right here tonight, this new surveillance video showing the suspect walking down a new york to place those bombs. also, we are now learning about the father. his alert to the fbi, and what he once called his own son. and now, of course, the wife being questioned. was the suspect acting alone? abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross leading us off with new charges, just coming in tonight. >> reporter: federal officials confirm tonight that they had
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bomber ahmad rahami, seen in this chilling surveillance tape, allegedly about to plant bombs in his suitcase and backpack. the warnings came from his own father, mohammad rahami, who told reporters outside his home today that he met with the fbi in 2014. >> i called the fbi two years ago. >> what did you tell them? >> i told them you got a connection with this guy. >> reporter: but the fbi said today, the father later recanted his allegations, and the son was never questioned by the fbi. >> they found that there was not enough there to continue the investigation. >> reporter: the father's allegations came after his year-long trip to pakistan, which is now a key to the investigation. officials tonight are reviewing photos posted on facebook of the accused bomber. while in pakistan, rahami also married and had two children with this woman, asia bibi, who came into the u.s. at kennedy airport in may 2014, and then left the u.s. three months ago in june. tonight, officials say she was stopped at the airport in dubai and interviewed today by the
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get a picture of him through her. that's going to open up a lot more avenues of investigation. >> reporter: after rahami was caught monday in the shootout with police, authorities say they found a personal journal in his pants pockets, which contained anti-american rants, and praise for the late radical islamic cleric, an wwar awlaki, who has inspired so many u.s. terror plots. >> and brian, we heard your report, the wife left three months ago, now being questioned tonigh >> reporter: david, his mother left the u.s. lost month and authorities aren't sure where she is. they are focusing on another brother who is in afghanistan and said to have an substantial influence on the suspected bomber. and david, we now learned federal authorities are expected to add their own charges against a rahami soon, including counts of detonating a weapon of mass destruction. >> all right, brian. and we do have one more question on this tonight. i want to get right to pierre thomas. pierre, you've been working your sources, who say that neighbors
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the fbi had been alerted. so, why wasn't he on the radar? >> reporter: david, that's right. the fbi got wind of this after a neighbor of rahami's father called to report that he overheard the father screaming that rahami was a terrorist. the fbi interviewed the father, and said he yelled the allegations after a nasty domestic dispute. he called and said to the fbi that while he was concerned that his son was hanging out with bad people, he did not believe that he was a terrorist. fbi offic closed the case after an investigation and interviews failed to show any signs to terrorism. they say there was simply not enough to move forward, noting they get thousands of such cases every year. >> all right, pierre thomas, thank you. in the meantime, we move on, and to growing outrage after a deadly police shooting. tonight, the officer's defense for the first time here. dash cam video showing the father of four with his arms up, right there, walking back toward his broken down suv, just
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abc's clayton sandell is in tulsa tonight, on the officer and her defens >> reporter: tonight, for the the tulsa police officer who killed terence crutcher is telling her side. >> this was not something that was done out of hate or anger. >> reporter: through her attorney, officer betty shelby says crutcher ignored her repeated commands in the minutes before these videos begin, saying he appeared to be under the influence of drugs. >> she's screaming at him stop, stop, stop. he walks up to the window, faces the suv and then looks at her. and then his left hand goes into the car window. and that's when she fired her shot. >> reporter: but attorneys for crutcher's family reject that, saying the video shows there's no way he could have reached for anything. >> the window was up, so, how could he be reaching into the car if the window is up and there's blood on the glass? >> reporter: and tonight, tulsa police tell abc news,
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crutcher's car, but the tests are not complete. crutcher's attorneys accuse police of trying to demonize the victim, an unarmed man who needed help, not a death sentence. >> we just want to put to rest the idea that there's somehow that justified his being treated as a criminal who was a threat to other people. >> reporter: and david, while the federal and state investigations are under way, city officials here in tulsa are urging calm. david? >> clayton sandell with us tonight. clayton, thank you. we turn now to t president, and new questions, first reported by "the washington post." did donald trump use donations to his charity, his foundation, to pay for, to settle lawsuits at some of his most famous resorts, and to buy portraits of himself? abc's david wright, on the money trail. >> reporter: today, donald trump complained it's hard to run for office as a billionaire. >> everyone says you should never, if you're successful, never run for political office. >> reporter: trump's business empire and charitable foundation
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today, "the washington post" accused trump of using his foundation as a piggy bank to settle lawsuits against his companies, in possible violation of irs rules. when trump's mar a lago club faced a $120,000 fine for having too big a flagpole, trump settled the case by pledging $100,000 to a veteran's charity. the check came not from trump's own pocket, but from the foundation. foundation money also paid to settle a lawsuit brought by a golfer against trump's club in west chester, new to the golfer's favorite charity. on the campaign trail, trump accused the clinton foundation of influence peddling. >> it was pay for play. >> reporter: but trump paid an irs penalty after his foundation made a $25,000 doation to a droup supporting florida's attorney general, who decided not to pursue an investigation into trump university. today, bondi defended herself.
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campaign donation. >> reporter: trump has bragged about how much money he gives to charity. >> do you want to reveal how much you paid to charity? >> i think i revealed over a period of years, i've given $100 million to charity, $102 million, or something there about. >> reporter: but since he hasn't released his tax returns, there's no proof. the foundation's tax returns show the last time he head a personal contribution was eight years ago. since then, according to "the post," he spent $12,000 of the foundation's money at a charity auction to buy a helmet signed by tim tebow. and shelled out $30,000 for two portraits of himself, including this one. >> one candidate's family foundation has saved countless lives around the world. the other candidate's foundation took money other people gave to his charity and then bought a six-foot tall painting of
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trump foundation, both of them headquartered here at trump tower -- no response yet. david? >> david wright, thank you. meantime, also tonight in the race for the white house, word that a former republican president, george h.w. bush, could be voting for hillary clinton. also, donald trump's son, don jr., causing a firestorm after sending a tweet comparing syrian refugees to a bowl of poisonous skittles, asking, would you take the chance? abc's tom llamas is in north carolina. >> reporter: tonight, in the wake of the bomb attacks, donald trump brushing aside critics of his calls for profiling. >> immigration security is national security. >> reporter: his belief? political correctness prevents law enforcement from stopping people like the suspected new york bomber. >> they want you to look at a woman who is in a wheelchair who is 88 years old and barely making it, and let's say, comes out of sweden.
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captured, who's central casting for profiling. everybody's supposed to be treated equally. well, it doesn't work that way. it's radical islamic terrorism. >> reporter: and the republican nominee sticking to his ban on syrian refugees. >> and when it comes to syrian refugees, you still -- >> over. >> done right now? >> done. no more. done. >> reporter: and trump's son, don jr., drawing outrage on social media with this tweet. "if i had a bowl of skittles and i told you just the would kill you, wou that's our syrian refugee problem." the mars corporation, which makes skittles, tweeting, "skittles are candy. refugees are people. it's an inappropriate analogy." >> and tom llamas with us live tonight from north carolina. and tom, what have you learned about former president george h.w. bush? >> reporter: david, robert kennedy's daughter posted a photo on facebook of herself with president george h.w. bush. the xapgs read, "the president told me he's voting for hillary." now, bush family representatives
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news tonight. david? >> tom llamas once again tonight. tom, thank you. and back to those comments about syrian refugees, they come just as we finish a year-long journey here. we've been following syrian refugees living right here in the u.s. they had nodea they would be here amid terror attacks in paris attacks and elsewhere and the growing anger, right here at home. and we travel to amman tonight to ask, who is vetting the syrian referee gees about to come to america? and you're about to see it all for yourself. this journey begins one year ago. the first day of school in one american town. and for this new first grader, that nervous look back. chrysler elementary school, modesto, california, and the welcome they've been practicing in the main office. hala is 6 years old. her home in syria is burned to the ground.
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>> reporter: and here in america -- >> can you read that? >> reporter: a sign in arabic. >> hello! everyone -- this is hala. >> hi, hala. >> hala is very special, because she is not from america. this is where syria is. >> reporter: and our cameras rom as the children begin to ask simple questions about the girl named >> what happened to syria? >> what happened to syria? >> yeah. >> syria, there's some not so good things happening in syria. america right now is a safe place for them to be. >> reporter: but no one could have predicted what was about to happen in towns across america. when terror strikes around the world. >> we're letting in people that can potentially hurt our society as a whole. >> reporter: how did it get to this point? last september, we were there
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>> very happy to be here in america. >> reporter: a crash course on life in america. how not to flood the dishwater. how to use the washer and dryer. how to get to walmart. and then, there's hala, who is taking it all in. which one do you like, hala? do you feel safe in america? >> yes, thank god. >> reporte they arrive in the u.s. -- this. the attacks in paris. one of the attackers using a fake syrian passport, posing as a refugee. >> this has got to stop. they don't want to be americans. >> reporter: the political pressure mounts. >> the way the mayor did this was underhanded and conniviconn. >> we have to say hold back. >> reporter: and suddenly, 32 governors announce they will halt syrian refugees, and that syrian family in modesto is listening.
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if i win, they're going back. they're going back. i'm telling you. they're going back. >> reporter: and so, we travel the 7,400 miles from california to amman, jordan, to see the vetting process for ourselves. and through this doorway, we immediately discover a crush of humanity. so, they come through here? >> yes. >> reporter: gina is with the u.s. state department. >> they are brought into a >> reporter: for a vetting process that can last two years. and threw the windows, we can see family after family being interviewed. how can you possibly learn everything about a family through an interview? >> i'd say that the interviewers are very highly trained. they are trained to look both not at the documentation, but also, for the credibility behind the applicant's story. >> reporter: when you say documentation, this is syria. they've been at war for years now.
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adult applicants in our pipeline have valid syrian dock men station. >> reporter: and inside this room, the syrian families who have just been told they're next. this is cultural orientation, where they're taught about their new home, america. she shows them a picture of a couple kissing in public. the next lesson, about america, th m they're asked a simple question -- which of these faces are american? for americans who had worried about refugees coming to the u.s. -- >> they're humans like you. we want to be one of you. so -- >> and tonight on "nightline," you will see what happens in that town here in america, where they were so welcoming to the
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including us. that's later tonight. we hope you'll watch or dvr "nightline," and then tweet us afterward. we want to know where you stand. there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. and breaking news. the deadly plane crash. the spy plane coming down over america. and there is late word tonight about the pilots now coming in. then, the divorce bombshell. late word today about angelina jolie, separating from brad pitt. what's behind the split? and then, america strong tonight. we needed this number 24 there, a big assist from both teams. the story behind this touchdown, and then, this one little dance in the end zone. we'll be right back. ufferers, the search for relief often leads to places like... this... this... or this. today, there's a new option. introducing drug-free aleve direct therapy. a tens device with high intensity power that uses technology once only available in doctors' offices. its wireless remote lets you control the intensity, and helps you get back to things like... this...
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jennifer aniston, falling in love with angelina jolie. >> you think this story's going to have a happy ending? >> reporter: tonight, their love story seems finished after 12 years together. jolie, citing irreconcilable differences, filed for divorce in l.a. after two years of marriage, asking for full physical custody of their six children, who also, as she once put it, were their first priority. >> i'd say kids first. kids, a woman to brad and then my work. >> reporte work with refugees and his helping rebuild after katrina. pitt steadfastedly supporting jolie through a preventive double mastectomy. joe lee and pitt haven't addressed rumors of what has separated them, but both have released statements about what continues to unite them. the wellbeg of their children. david? >> matt, thank you. and when we come back here tonight, the popular breakfast food recall. and then, the american spy plane, we're learning about, it
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and as a gift for all his work, both teams got together to make this play. and with the crowd cheering, he scores for the wildcats. >> everyone was saying, "we love robby." how did that make you feel? >> i feel happy. >> reporter: the coaches kept their plans from his mother, who's always here, and terminally ill with bone cancer. >> it takes a village to raise my son, and this village has really been outstanding. >> reporter: for the heils, a touchdown never felt so good. >> we're rooting for robby, too, and his mom. thank you for watching on a tuesday night. i'll see you for "nightline,"
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>> what went wrong? >> inside angelina jolie's shocking divorce from brad pitt. >> was it another woman, mid life crisis and did she private eye. >> their last video together, three months ago. they are hanging all over each other. what team jennifer is saying today. >> that, my friend, is what they call closure. >> then, the accused bomber's father. >> even he said his son is a terrorist. >> and late night quarantine.

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